Mike Tullberg (born 25 December 1985) is a Danish professional

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and former

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who is currently in charge of

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Playing career

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, Tullberg got his national breakthrough with

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club AGF when he scored a goal against Danish giants

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which was named Danish goal of the year 2007. Tullberg signed for Reggina together with fellow Dane

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in 2007. He struggled to gain a regular place in the Reggina team, and Tullberg joined Hearts on a one-year loan deal. In August 2009, he joined

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in the German 2nd Bundesliga. Because of injuries, he came in two years to just four appearances. For this reason his contract was not renewed. A year later, he finished his career.

Coaching career

A short time later Tullberg took over the post of assistant coach at the German district League club SG Schönebeck. A year later he went as a youth coach to his former club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and a half years later he took over the post of coach at the U-19 of the clubs from

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. On 24 March 2017, it was confirmed Tullberg would be the new manager of

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U19 starting from the summer 2017. On 25 March 2019,

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announced that Tullberg had signed with the club and would start his new job as manager of the club's

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from the 2019–20 season. In May 2020, the club announced that Tullberg would become manager of the U19 team for the following season; seen as a more prestigious position within the ranks of the club. On 22 January 2025, Tullberg was named interim head coach of Borussia Dortmund's first team, competing in the

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, the top tier of the German football league system. He coached the first team in three matches at home, a 2–2 draw against

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, a 3–1 victory over

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in the Champions League, and a 2–1 away victory over Heidenheim. On May 2025, Tullberg once again became manager of

in the

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following the sacking of Jan Zimmermann.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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Danish Superliga player statistics
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